Overview
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | October 27, 2000 (86) | |
 | 34 | April 20, 1981 (77) | |
 | 39 | June 22, 1973 (74) | |
 | 21 | October 1, 1952 (36) | |
 | 49 | October 30, 1945 (57) | |
| 33 | October 29, 1943 (39) | |
 | 57 | June 19, 1964 (83) | |
 | 42 | August 4, 1954 (58) | |
 | 38 | December 25, 1980 (81) | |
| 38 | March 27, 1958 (59) |